Commentary and Analysis

"The 2021 Chicago Council Survey finds that a narrow majority of Americans support some sort of boycott of this year’s Beijing Olympics,” Craig Kafura tells WTTW.

Council President Ivo Daalder discusses how history, politics, and public opinion are reshaping the US-China relationship with Defense One.

Roger Thurow speaks at the Child Youth Forum on food insecurity’s impact on the socio-emotional health, development, and wellbeing of young people.

Ivo Daalder spoke with Diane Rhem about why Ukraine is so important to Russia, what it means for Europe's security, and how the US can deescalate the situation.

"If Taiwan […] is part of an international struggle against the PRC, how is that not a de facto ‘one China, one Taiwan’ policy?” writes Paul Heer in National Interest.

Agriculture has great potential for carbon offsets, but implementation will be complicated.

Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Council President Ivo Daalder to review the news of the week.

Milorad Dodik, the Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is leveraging nationalist sentiments to make a move towards succession. Will it spark a new conflict?

Limiting abortion access will “exacerbate longstanding racial and reproductive health inequities,” argues Katelyn Jones in the Chicago Tribune.

Rapid climate change has dangerous implications for unrest and conflict within and across the borders of the Horn of Africa, Robert Muggah states in Foreign Policy.